15th November 2017, 8:27 PM
3DS
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Drancia Saga - This is a short single-screen sidescrolling action game ported from mobile phones. So, it's very simple stuff -- you are always moving in a direction. You can turn around, jump, and use a magic attack, and that's it. You auto-attack when your sword runs into enemies. There are about nine levels then a final boss, and you can't save during the game. Each level isn't too long either, with some not-too-hard enemies to kill then trickier bosses at the end of each stage. You will die, but have infinite continues from the beginning of the level, so the game's easy to beat in not too long if you stick with it for a little while. It's amusing but nothing great.
So, what's the hook then? Well, with the gems you get during play, you can buy more characters to play as. There are a lot of characters in this game, so if you want to unlock everything you'll be replaying it over and over. You can unlock even more by owning specific 3DS games, too -- Fairune 1 and 2, Gunman Clive 1 and 2, Witch & Hero 1 and 2, and others unlock characters if you have that game on your system. Characters are actually different, as there are multiple stats and these do affect play, but the basic gameplay is the same with everyone and the game is pretty much identical every time, as there are no branching paths or anything, so the core question this game asks is, once you've quickly finished it the first time, how much grind are you willing to do to get more characters to play this game with?
For myself, I think I'll play it a little more, but I have no interest in grinding the crazy amount that would be required to unlock everything. No way. Still, for cheap enough (ie, if it goes on sale again) it's maybe worth a look since it is simple, amusing fun for a little while. It's average stuff though.
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Drancia Saga - This is a short single-screen sidescrolling action game ported from mobile phones. So, it's very simple stuff -- you are always moving in a direction. You can turn around, jump, and use a magic attack, and that's it. You auto-attack when your sword runs into enemies. There are about nine levels then a final boss, and you can't save during the game. Each level isn't too long either, with some not-too-hard enemies to kill then trickier bosses at the end of each stage. You will die, but have infinite continues from the beginning of the level, so the game's easy to beat in not too long if you stick with it for a little while. It's amusing but nothing great.
So, what's the hook then? Well, with the gems you get during play, you can buy more characters to play as. There are a lot of characters in this game, so if you want to unlock everything you'll be replaying it over and over. You can unlock even more by owning specific 3DS games, too -- Fairune 1 and 2, Gunman Clive 1 and 2, Witch & Hero 1 and 2, and others unlock characters if you have that game on your system. Characters are actually different, as there are multiple stats and these do affect play, but the basic gameplay is the same with everyone and the game is pretty much identical every time, as there are no branching paths or anything, so the core question this game asks is, once you've quickly finished it the first time, how much grind are you willing to do to get more characters to play this game with?
For myself, I think I'll play it a little more, but I have no interest in grinding the crazy amount that would be required to unlock everything. No way. Still, for cheap enough (ie, if it goes on sale again) it's maybe worth a look since it is simple, amusing fun for a little while. It's average stuff though.